Feedback from the old guard?

[Too Much Fun]

We know from an article linked to this site that Patrick Stewart enjoyed the movie. Obviously Leonard Nimoy was pleased with the script since he agreed to be part of the movie and various online sources have confirmed that he was happy with the finished product too. This leads me to wonder what other cast members of old Star Trek shows thought of it. Has anybody seen any feedback from other cast members from the various Star Trek series?

I'm particularly curious to know what Shatner thought of the movie and Chris Pine's performance as Captain Kirk. I would assume Conan O'Brien asked him about it in his recent appearance on The Tonight Show, but I only saw the Vulcan salute part, so I don't know for sure. Can anyone provide a recap on Shatner's feedback or feedback from any other cast members (from "Star Trek", "Star Trek: The Next Generation" or any of the subsequent shows)?

 

[FalTorPan]

It was... fun. Oh my...

 

[indranee]

Conan and the Shat didn't talk about the new movie or his opinion of it.

here's a youtube vid where Shatner watches the Trek trailer. it's split screen and pretty darned fascinating. watch him begin to smile/smirk when they show a close-up of Chris Pine on his bike.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDEJXdEcV7U

 

[M'Sharak]

...or feedback from any other cast members (from "Star Trek", "Star Trek: The Next Generation" or any of the subsequent shows)?

Wil Wheaton liked it.

 

[Aragorn]

George Takei probably liked the part where John Cho's name was first billed.

 

[Jeri]

Great Shatner video; thanks indranee! Hadn't seen that one.

 

[indranee]

yw, Jeri.

I when he started plugging his book right away.

"that's great... I wrote a book..."

 

[Jeri]

I've never read any Shatner books, even though they've been out years; but strangely enough, his plug of that particular book made me interested in it.

 

[Aragorn]

He's the top-billed big-print name for his Star Trek books, but how much of the writing do you actually think he did?

 

[NiteTrek]

here's a youtube vid where Shatner watches the Trek trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDEJXdEcV7U

What I find interesting is that in different Shatner interviews he's always moaning about how Takei is always "being mean to him" and wishes he would stop because they are both getting old and there's no reason to hold a 40+ year old grudge....

...and yet it seems Shatner rags on Takei every chance he gets.

 

[NiteTrek]

He's the top-billed big-print name for his Star Trek books, but how much of the writing do you actually think he did?

Little to none. He probably pitches the idea...."I'd like to write a book about Kirk and Spock's early year."

Then the real writers take it from there.

 

[trampledamage]

He's the top-billed big-print name for his Star Trek books, but how much of the writing do you actually think he did?

Little to none. He probably pitches the idea...."I'd like to write a book about Kirk and Spock's early year."

Then the real writers take it from there.

In as much as you can believe what anyone says about these things, it's more than that. He sits down with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens and works out a very detailed plot, they do the writing and he has input throughout the process.

 

[M'Sharak]

Stewart liked it, too.

 

[Trekwatcher]

That was a little unfair to do it live on camera with it zoomed in on his face (!), but he did well given the circumstances. I wish they had the Shat in ST XI, even for a brief cameo. It would have been cool.

 

[Therin of Andor]

In as much as you can believe what anyone says about these things, it's more than that. He sits down with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens and works out a very detailed plot, they do the writing and he has input throughout the process.

Much more than that. Shatner uses a dictophone and narrates into it the basic storyline, all the action sequences and all the Kirk dialogue. Then he passes the tapes to a secretary who types up a manuscript. That goes to the Reeves-Stevens who polish the tech - and the characterisations of TNG, DS9 and VOY guest stars, since Shatner doesn't watch those shows - and then the manuscript goes back to Shatner for more feedback and revisions.

This process has been described in numerous interviews but people do love to claim that the Reeves-Stevenses are mere ghostwriters. Shatner is a dynamic part of the partnership.

 

[Cheapjack]

Regarding Shatner's book:

Do you think that they have killed off the original timeline stories? Or have they just opened up more opportunities? Will they still keep making TNG books, even though Picard may not exist in the new timeline?

 

[seigezunt]

I'm more interested in knowing what Nichelle Nichols thinks about the Spock/Uhura thing.

 

[Jeri]

I decided to get the book; after the movie leaves, I'll probably be interested in a story about young Kirk.

Collision Course (Star Trek Academy) at Amazon. It has 37 reviews, with a 4-star average.

 

[trampledamage]

In as much as you can believe what anyone says about these things, it's more than that. He sits down with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens and works out a very detailed plot, they do the writing and he has input throughout the process.

Much more than that. Shatner uses a dictophone and narrates into it the basic storyline, all the action sequences and all the Kirk dialogue. Then he passes the tapes to a secretary who types up a manuscript. That goes to the Reeves-Stevens who polish the tech - and the characterisations of TNG, DS9 and VOY guest stars, since Shatner doesn't watch those shows - and then the manuscript goes back to Shatner for more feedback and revisions.

This process has been described in numerous interviews but people do love to claim that the Reeves-Stevenses are mere ghostwriters. Shatner is a dynamic part of the partnership.

Thank you, I couldn't remember the details. I'd thought he did do more, but didn't want to over-state things.

 

[seigezunt]

I decided to get the book; after the movie leaves, I'll probably be interested in a story about young Kirk.

Collision Course (Star Trek Academy) at Amazon. It has 37 reviews, with a 4-star average.

I resist reading it, as much as I enjoyed some of the Shatnerverse books. I don't mind the Kirk as all encompassing hero in the later years, but I liked the way his past is handled by others, and what I've read about this book sound like too much. *shrugs*